loneliness

lone-li-ness · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Sadness because one has no friends or company.

  2. 2.

    The quality of being unfrequented and remote; isolation.

Related words

Antonyms: companionship, togetherness
See also: isolation, lonely, solitude
Synonyms: desolation, isolation, solitude

Etymology

From "lonely" + "-ness" (state or quality). "Lonely" derives from "lone" (shortened from "alone").